Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-07

rather remain where they are than run !
the gauntlet of an examination for |
higher position with the duties of which !
they are entirely unfamiliar. 1t is very !
evident that the new rules are not at all !
relished, aud uneasiness and discomfort J
can be depicted on the countenauces of !
those affected by the new order of things. !
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The following
Texas pensions ware issued To-day: !
Original, Henry Remsel, Dallas; Simon [
Cockrell, Axle; Andrew M. Birmingham,
Lone Oak.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE..
WASHINGTON, May g. - Secretary
Moseiy of the Interstate commerce COM i
mission to-day received g petition from !
the New York Central Railroad Company
by Chsuncey NJ. Depew, the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railroad Com
panY by John Newell, and the Pitts5urg
and Lake Erie Railroad Company, asking |
that an order be made permitting the
above named roads and the New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad Company
and the New York, Lake Erie and West
ern Railroad Company to make such pas
SOHSSI anu 1GlSHG 04O
rates from points upon the
lines operated by the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie Railroad Company to the city
of New York, Boston, Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, New York and New England points
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
it's connections between said points, and
lower than those charged from YOungs-
70 inf
Boston and New England and Eastern
Pennsylvania points. In the particu-
lars named they will be re-
lieved from the fourth section of the
Interstate commerce law. Up TO this
time fortY-four railroad companies have
filed with the interstate commerce COM
missions petitions asking to be relieved
from section 4. Probably as many more
have been received. A mucn larger num-
Der has been received from trade Organi
uaIs protesting against the suspension of
section in particular cases.
TO MANAGE THE RIFLE COMPETITION.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-At the request
of the executive committee of the nation
al drill, General Sheridan has detailed
Colonel s. E. Blunt, of his staff, to take
charge of the rife competition during the
drill. The competition will be open to
any regularly enlisted men or commits
sion Of militia, entries not to eXCeeO TWO
men from any one company. Eight
prizes will be offered, consisting Of gold,
silver and bronze medals. About 100
entries nave already been made.
TO REPAIR THE HARTFORD.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Secretary WHIT
ney has decided to order the repair of the
United States steamship Hartford, now at
Mare Island, Cal. After an examination
of the debates of the last Congress it was
| found that 100000 was appropriated fJr
the repair OF wooden vessels, applicable
| to the Hartford, and al the repairs on the
vessel will not exceed 20 per cent. OF the
value of the ship. The report of the
board of survey has been approved. The
| California delegation, which has been
here week working to secure the order
fJr the repairs, has returned TesG in good
spirits over the result Of their labOrS.
EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION WANTED.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The United
States geological survey has taken imme-
dIate action for the purpose Of collecting
| information in regard to the recent earth
| inquiry with printed questions relative to
the xact time the shocks were felt, their
duration and any other particulars which
give an idea of the intensity OF the shock,
| the apparent direction in which the wave
Travelled and the accompanying sounds,
the effect on springs, wells, the contour of
mountain ranges, etc. Great reliance
will be placed in the voluntary assistance,
the correspondents of newspapers, etc,
in the disturbed area, which assistance
resulted in case of the Charleston earth
quake in accommodating an immense
volume of data in regard to the time, etc.
The best reports were made as q rule by
| telegraph operators and railroad officials,
| whose time pieces are corrected daily by
| telegraph. The directory of Zoology an
nounces that if one willing to
send in facts which he thinks of
interest, especially as to the
exact time, will send postal card
with mis- address to the survey at Wash
ington, a printed circular and a franked
return envelope will be at once sent him.
| His report will be incorporated with
other data collected The disturbed area
seems to be, roughly speaking, circle
with some 400 miles radius, fully one
quarter as large as the Charleston earth
quake and nearly one-thirG of the area OF
the earthquake or last February.
MORE MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
WASHINGTON, May ga statement has
been prepared by the United States Treas
ury department which shows that during
the month of April there was a net in
crease in circulation of 81 934, 10 and a
net increase in cash in the treasury of
SS,l8l, 1850.